In the novella “Of Mice of Men” written by John Steinbeck is set in the mid 1930’s in the United States of America during the great depression. A time of hardship and sorrow for many. The novella is based around two average male itinerant workers who desire to fulfil the so called American dream. where life is portrayed as sweet and easy. Arguably the novellas protagonist George Milton is first portrayed as a harsh and stern man. We follow George through all the struggles that the time he lives in presents such as racism, sexism,loneliness and futility. It is almost impossible to write about George without mentioning his best friend Lennie Small. He is the closest thing to family that George has. Steinbeck presents Lennie as a kind yet simplistic character. Steinbeck could be writing about his own understanding and past experience’s within which he wants to impress on the reader through the characters George and Lennie.

At the beginning of the novella we see George presented as a harsh, impatient carer of Lennie this is proven by the way George speaks to Lennie ”With a impatient, sharp, aggressive tone”. This is shown through one of his first conversations with Lennie ” so you forgot that already” “ jesus christ ,your a crazy bastard” His blasphemy points out his frustration at Lennie’s simplicity. Steinbeck also shows us that George sometimes regrets his promise to look after Lennie and his intelligence let him perceive how life could have been alone. In his words to Lennie “ God your a lot of trouble” “ I could maybe have a girl”. So far George has been shown as a harsh and even cruel man to Lennie, George is shown as sharp and quick witted, he lectures Lennie over and over again about his child like attitude. In contrast we go on to see how Steinbeck portrays Georges kindness and understanding of Lennie’s faults, “I’ve been mean ain’t I”, after One Georges many lectures to Lennie he admits that he cares for Lennie by saying “no look i was...

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...Of mice and men
Section B
Question 21
Part(a)
How does Steinbeck use details in this passage to present the bunkhouse and its inhabitants?
In the novel “Of Mice And Men”, Steinbeck presents the bunkhouse as being very hostile and unfriendly through the use of adjectives,”the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted”. This portrays the simple nature of the bunkhouse and it's only purpose: housing the ranch hands....

...“Of Mice and Men” is a novel by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck uses languages to create images in the responder’s mind. The composer uses languages to create images that communicate main ideas and add richness and depth to their texts. The novel relates mainly to friendship and loneliness portrayed through the relationship between George and Lennie. The composer’s language technique that he uses is American southern vernacular slang that invokes to the 1930’s....

...23 October 2012
Period 2
Forced Isolation
Everyone in their lifetime desires the comfort of a friend, but will settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. In the novel, Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck shows how lonely people were during the 1930’s. He teaches a grim lesson about the nature of human existence, and how the characters in the story had to admit at one time or another to having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. Although each character had...

...John Steinbeck - Of Mice and Men
Many of the characters in Of Mice and Men' have fears write about:-
Different kinds of fears
The causes and effects of their fear
How the writer shows their fear
One of the main fears in Of Mice and Men' is the fear that both George and Lennie have of being alone. George and Lennie both look after each other in different ways to stop them selves from them...

...of the 1930s was indeed a time of depression; desperation consumed people and they turned against each other, no longer looking out for anybody but oneself. Eventually this led people into loneliness. This is portrayed in John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. The idea of having someone gives you a purpose, a feeble grasp on reality. This concept weaves through the novel, making the reader recognize that companionship, no matter in what form, is essential to one’s...

...Friendship
What is the definition of friendship? It is a person that knows someone and is loyal to someone. In the novel Of Mice and Men, Lennie and George have to take care and live together ever since Aunt Clara died. Lennie is always getting both George and Lennie into trouble. Now the reason that George doesn’t leave Lennie is because of friendship. In the novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the author explains the theme of...

...Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
Title of Book: Of Mice and Men
Author: John Steinbeck
Setting: Shortly after the start of the Industrial Revolution (1930s), South of Soledad California
Characters
George Milton: One of the book’s main protagonists, guardian and best friend of Leinnie Small. Through his friendship with Leinnie, George is able to imagine a better future.
Leinnie Small: A mentally...

...In Of Mice and Men, characters have dreams of living a better life in future.
For one thing, George and Lennie often talk about owning a little house, a few acres of land, and live in serenity without having to work for somebody.
George and Lennie recite, “Someday-we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple acres an’ a cow and some pigs…An’ live off the fatta the lan’…’An’ have rabbits” (Steinbeck 14).
This expresses that...